A mild end to February

RICHMOND, Va. -- The majority of days this month have had highs above normal. A cold front will knock temperatures back down into the 50s on Monday, but even those temperatures will be slightly above our normal high of 54°. Highs will be in the lower 60s Tuesday and in the low to mid 60s on Wednesday, which is the last day of February.

March will start a little cooler with highs in the low to mid 50s Friday through next weekend. We continue to see signs that a chunk of colder air will arrive from Canada around the middle of next week.

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The following weekend is actually the time we switch the clocks. We "spring forward" one hour to daylight saving time at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 11. Shortly after that, the vernal equinox (the start of astronomical Spring) occurs on March 20.

If you're looking for consistently warmer days, our normal high reaches 70° on April 13.